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This space news will consist primarily of developments, events, research, and everything and anything that has to do with space. This space news differs from the other space news sources in that these posts will be updated at least twice per day.
Here you will also find are book store and chat room about space and related topics. Our book store includes books on NASA, the International Space Station, Space Tourism, Astronauts, and more. If you are a space enthusiast, you will enjoy our book store. Our chat room is designed for the space enthusiast and allows for an unlimited number of users. Anyone who has an interest in space may use our chat room. All we ask is that the conversations remain within the realm of space, aviation, and related topics.
America is posed and ready to enter the “golden Years” of space exploration and it is without a doubt a great time to be alive if you have any thoughts of man entering the cosmos. It is now obvious that NASA will not be the only enterprise for the outward movement of man into space. Our Space News Journal will be here to cover these exciting developments.
Here you will also find space news about space tourism. The seed for space tourism has started it’s germination and space companies involved in this exciting endeavor already exist. Space tourism no longer resides within the realm of science fiction. Space tourism and space exploration technology is developing at a rapid pace and our Space News website will be at the forefront in terms of timely delivery of this important space news.
Space pioneers such as Burt Rutan, Sir Richard Branson, Anousheh Ansari, Paul Allen, Peter Diamandis, and many others are at the epicenter of this exciting development. Space companies will be competing for customers within the market place, and our Space News website will cover all aspects of these developments.
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NASA has been an important entity for space exploration, but they are no longer the only player in the game today. NASA has taken the first steps and will continue to move man out into space, at least to the extent that a government agency can complete such a job. It appears as if the torch is being passed to space companies and competition within the market place will be a major force for putting man out into space.
Given the rapid, and for me unexpected development of space tourism, it is prudent to keep up with the most current space news. Hence the development of this space news journal. I could have privatized this space news journal where only I would read about these developments, but to me it makes more sense to share this news with the space enthusiast. The following is today’s current space news, videos, and related articles.
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Voyager 1 as it approaches Jupiter. Voyager 1 is currently the farthest human-made object from Earth. As of September 26, 2008, Voyager 1 was about 107.58 AU (16.093 billion km, or 9.94 billion miles) from the Sun. |
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New Mexico spaceport clears legislative hurdle - BusinessWeek
New Mexico spaceport clears legislative hurdle BusinessWeek New Mexico already holds a major advantage in commercial space development, Landeene said, because Sir Richard Branson's space tourism venture, ... |
Review: My Dream of Stars - The Space Review
 The Space Review | Review: My Dream of Stars The Space Review By Anousheh Ansari with Homer Hickam The first era of orbital space tourism appears to be at an end. Russian authorities have stated several ... |
Space tourism industry gets legal insurance with informed consent ruling - Geek.com
 New York Times (blog) | Space tourism industry gets legal insurance with informed consent ruling Geek.com Space tourism can't really go anywhere until this is settled… and it looks like it has been. Operators like Virgin Galactic have won a legal reprieve ... New Law Allows Space Tourism Companies to Develop It was signed into effect in ... Virgin Galactic Lands Legal Protection Against Space Tourists For Sh15m, you can blast off to space with Virgin Galactic |
Russia Will End Space Tourism Flights When Shuttle Retires - Popular Science
 UPI.com | Russia Will End Space Tourism Flights When Shuttle Retires Popular Science Well, it looks like Charles Simonyi might have to wait a while for a third trip, because space tourism ... Russia To Halt Space Tours Bolden: There is No "Plan B" In Development A space idiocy |
Dubai Conference Seeks Investors in Space Tourism - ABC News
 ABC News | Dubai Conference Seeks Investors in Space Tourism ABC News The consensus, said the forum organizers, is that space travel could be viable within the next two to three years. "Space tourism is coming," said ... |
Space Tourism's Future Is Bright as Seats on Branson's Virgin Galactic ... - Examiner.com
 Reuters | Space Tourism's Future Is Bright as Seats on Branson's Virgin Galactic ... Examiner.com To get the broad public as excited about space travel as it was in the 1950s and 1960s, space tourist companies plan to extend their services to the larger ... Virgin Galactic Applauds Legal Hurdle to Lawsuits Virgin Galactic Sees Space Test Flights in 2011 Virgin Galactic's Spaceship Readies For Commercial Flights |
Virgin Galactic Applauds Legal Protection Against Space Tourist Lawsuits - Space.com
 Space.com | Virgin Galactic Applauds Legal Protection Against Space Tourist Lawsuits Space.com DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The president of the most prominent company developing a space tourism business on March 3 applauded ... |
Space travel is ready for booking - USA Today
Space travel is ready for booking USA Today The non-profit Space Tourism Society dubs itself a "visionary space experience research and design organization" that is promulgating the "Orbital ... |
Burt Rutan Explains Why Space Tourism Matters - MIT Technology Review (blog)
Burt Rutan Explains Why Space Tourism Matters MIT Technology Review (blog) ... January 2008--a month before he had open heart surgery) also believes that space tourism will produce innovations that cannot be predicted in advance, ... The Strange Phase of Space Travel Burt Rutan Talks about His Vision of $475 Space Vacations in a Big Think Video ... On the Horizon: Space Flights for $475 |
Russia halts space tours as US retires Shuttle - Reuters
 Reuters | Russia halts space tours as US retires Shuttle Reuters STAR CITY, Russia (Reuters) - Russia announced a halt to space tourism on Wednesday, saying it would struggle to ferry professional crews to the ... |
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NASA Awards Civil Design, Engineering and Services Contract
NASA has selected Jones Edmunds & Associates, Inc. of Gainesville, Fla., to provide civil and environmental design, engineering and other professional services.
NASA Announces Systems Engineering Student Competition
NASA's Exploration Systems Mission Directorate is inviting teams of undergraduate and graduate students throughout the country to participate in the fourth annual Systems Engineering Paper Competition.
NASA TV Provides Coverage of One Space Station Crew's Return to Earth and Another's Journey There
NASA Television will cover the landing of two current International Space Station crew members and the launch of three upcoming station residents later in March and April.
NASA TV Media Channel Provides Clean Feeds for News Organizations
NASA Television provides a standard digital television channel as a resource for news media.
NASA Offers 'FAST' Opportunities For Zero-G Technology Testing
NASA has announced opportunities to test emerging technologies during flights on an airplane that simulates the weightless conditions of space.
Heads of Agency International Space Station Joint Statement
The heads of the International Space Station (ISS) agencies from Canada, Europe, Japan, Russia, and the United States met in Tokyo, Japan, on March 11, 2010, to review ISS cooperation.
NASA Briefing Highlights Education Outreach During Next Shuttle Flight
NASA will highlight the educational activities planned on the next space shuttle mission during a news briefing at 12 p.m. CDT, Tuesday, March 9.
NASA Extends Johnson Safety and Mission Assurance Contract
NASA has exercised a $60 million, one-year extension option for a contract with Science Applications International Corporation of Houston to provide support to safety and mission assurance activities at the agency's Johnson Space Center.
NASA Launches Interactive Simulation of Satellite Communications
NASA today unveiled an interactive computer simulation that allows virtual explorers of all ages to dock the space shuttle at the International Space Station, experience a virtual trip to Mars or a lunar impact, and explore images of star formations taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.
NASA Hosts First-Ever Water Sustainability Forum March 16 -18
NASA today announced its founding partnership of Launch, an initiative to identify, showcase and support innovative approaches to sustainability challenges through a series of forums.
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NASA aims for April 5 space shuttle Discovery launch - USA Today
 USA Today | NASA aims for April 5 space shuttle Discovery launch USA Today NASA will run tests later this week to determine whether its safe to fly shuttle Discovery despite valve trouble that cropped up over the weekend during a ... NASA readies retired test shuttle Enterprise for one last flight NASA tests will tell if shuttle Discovery launches on time Leaky valves could delay space shuttle launch |
Inside NASA's high-stakes Hubble repair mission - CNET
 Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) | Inside NASA's high-stakes Hubble repair mission CNET Last year, the space shuttle Atlantis launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida en route to a very special mission: NASA'S last-ditch attempt to ... <em>Hubble 3D</em> Review: A Gift From NASA To Us Hubble 3D movie opens in Imax theaters this week "Hubble 3D" a thrilling Imax ride into space |
NASA finds shrimp dinner on ice beneath Antarctica - KGAN
 Boston Globe | NASA finds shrimp dinner on ice beneath Antarctica KGAN A NASA team lowered a video camera to get the first long look at the underbelly of an ice sheet in Antarctica. And a curious shrimp-like creature came ... NASA finds shrimp dinner on ice beneath Antarctica The Associated Press |
SpaceX Successfully Tests New Rocket's Engines at Launch Pad - Space.com
 Times LIVE | SpaceX Successfully Tests New Rocket's Engines at Launch Pad Space.com A brand-new Falcon 9 rocket envisioned to launch cargo ships to the International Space Station for NASA fired up its powerful first stage ... SpaceX tests rocket engines for NASA role SpaceX Says Falcon 9 Rocket Test Fire Is a Success Fired Up: SpaceX Successfully Tests Rocket Engines; Plans for an April Launch |
Getfugu Appoints NASA Developer John Basile Chief Product Engineer - CNNMoney.com (press release)
Getfugu Appoints NASA Developer John Basile Chief Product Engineer CNNMoney.com (press release) An accomplished and experienced software developer, engineer and co-author of the NASA paper, "DA White Dwarf Effective Temperatures Determined from IUE ... |
Collin College students discover asteroid, earn nod from NASA - Dallas Morning News
 Dallas Morning News | Collin College students discover asteroid, earn nod from NASA Dallas Morning News NASA will recognize the three students — Adrian Boysselle, David Golynskiy and Deepak Joseph — who competed against groups from nine countries in North ... |
Help wanted: Space flight experience required - Reuters
 Reuters | Help wanted: Space flight experience required Reuters NASA's shuttle fleet is scheduled to be retired at the end of this year. With no successor craft on the near horizon, thousands of workers expect to lose ... MoneyDo you have space experience? Bigelow Aerospace is hiring astronauts |
A Supersonic Jump, From 23 Miles in the Air - New York Times
A Supersonic Jump, From 23 Miles in the Air New York Times More than three dozen veterans of NASA, the Air Force and the aerospace industry have been working for three years to plan the jump, build a balloon and ... Why Make the Longest Jump? |
Mayor Parker to fight for NASA project - abc13.com
 MyFox Houston | Mayor Parker to fight for NASA project abc13.com HOUSTON (KTRK) -- On Tuesday, Houston Mayor Annise Parker will head to Washington, DC, to talk to lawmakers and the head of NASA. ... Parker to Rally Support for NASA |
Is NASA violating the law by killing moon program? - Orlando Sentinel (blog)
 The Huntsville Times - al.com (blog) | Is NASA violating the law by killing moon program? Orlando Sentinel (blog) WASHINGTON – Sixteen lawmakers have called on federal watchdogs to investigate whether NASA has broken the law in trying to shut down the agency's moon ... Aderholt Asks GAO To Investigate NASA's Constellation Activities for Possible ... Rep. Robert Aderholt asks GAO if NASA is violating the law by starting ... GAO Asked To Examine NASA's Constellation Shutdown Plans |
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